Orange-headed Parrot |
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Also known as: Bald Parrot, Orange-headed Bald Parrot
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Genus: Pyrilia | Species: aurantiocephala
Size:
23cm (9 in)
Weight:
Not recorded.
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults in general yellow/green; orange head bare; green/yellow hindneck; orange/yellow bend of wing and scapulars; red carpal edge and underwing coverts; dull olive/yellow upper breast; yellow thighs. Bill dark grey with orange at base of upper mandible. Eye orange.
Colour Juvenile:
Orange, bare lores to area around eyes, the rest of head feathered and dull green; yellow/green upper breast. Bill yellow in very young birds.
Call:
Short, squeaky calls.
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Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
ML Media Collection Catalogue 127785, Orange-headed Parrot Pionopsitta aurantiocephala, Marantz, Curtis, Amazonas, Brazil, Dec. 29 2000, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
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Captive Status:
Not found in aviculture.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
Not recorded.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
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Related publications: Pyrilia aurantiocephalaSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
About 10,000, decreasing.
IUCN Red List Status:
Near Threatened
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. Found at only a few localities encompassing lower R Madeira, upper R Tapajós and R Teles Pires. The range where this parrot is found is economically managed through environmental tourism, but surrounding areas are under constant threat from logging.
Range:
E Amazonas and W Para, N Brazil.
Habitat:
Found up to 300m (984 ft) in lowland gallery forest bordering waterways, particularly mixed forest on white sand soils.
Wild Diet:
Feeds on seeds, fruits and possibly wasp larvae from galls.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Seen singly, in pairs or in small flocks of up to 10 birds. Active earlier in the morning than other parrots, and goes to roost earlier. Keeps to upper canopy where well camouflaged.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
Possibly September.
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